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Jeff Kudrick, concrete artisan extraordinaire and founder of the New Jersey decorative precast company JM Lifestyles LLC, had long wanted to create a concrete “oasis” in his own home. His vision: A seamless concrete floor-to-wall surround that would be continuous in an integration of shower, walls and floor. A key […]
Thanks to the strength of concrete, many homeowners can rest assured that their homes will remain standing on a stable platform. But not even concrete is invulnerable. It might not immediately be clear, but every time it rains that same water may come to rest against your concrete foundation as […]
Imagine being hired for a new job, then having for your first assignment a project outside your area of expertise. That being digital fabrication. Oh, and by the way, it will display the new employer’s capabilities and be installed at the building’s front door. That’s the challenge faced by Evan […]
The apartment block style of building sprang up across Japan after World War II, and by 2019, there were over 6.6 million units nationwide. Large buildings with over a hundred units, such as this one, significantly impact the appearance of the urban landscape. Many large multi-unit buildings have continuous balconies […]
The new Kuwait Gulf Oil Company Headquarters main office building is a unique architectural edifice in Kuwait, being one of the leading Green Buildings in the country to be awarded the LEED-Gold Certificate from USGBC. The LEED-Gold certificate characterizes the new KGOC main office building with 30% less energy consumption […]
The holiday season is a time for festive foods and decorations, family gatherings, and, unfortunately, house fires. In 2018, U.S. fire departments responded to more than 1,600 home cooking fires on Thanksgiving Day and, in between 2014-2018, they responded to an average of 160 home fires per year that started […]
Miami Science Museum is located in Downtown Miami in Bicentennial Park It is a 180,000 square foot facility that includes a planetarium, 500,000-gallon natural seawater tank, wildlife exhibits and venue spaces. The elliptical pool, 100 feet in diameter and housing exotic fish, features a large underwater viewing window. In addition, […]
Man has decorated his home since cave-dwelling times. Using things such as clay, tree sap and dyes from berries, flowers and minerals, he turned his home into an art gallery. As time progressed, man moved from stone dwellings to mud and straw and lumber homes. Ultimately, he built homes out […]
If asked, you can best describe cement as a “hydraulic adhesive.” It consists of nothing but special glue that binds sand and gravel together, forming a stone-like hard element. By itself, cement has very little use. However, when you blend in aggregates — such as sand and gravel — it […]
Barbados — an island known for its quaint charm, laid-back atmosphere and white-sand beaches — welcomes about 1 million visitors each year. While the tourism industry comprises more than half of the country’s economy, one company has become a staple to both tourists and locals alike: Massy Stores. As the […]
